''The House of Atreus Act II'', released in 2000, is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It was released as a double CD album. This album is the second and final part of a

metal opera A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been a ...

inspired by the Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The music was intended to be the soundtrack for theatrical shows, with actors impersonating the characters of the tragedy. The metal opera was actually performed under the name "Klytaimnestra - The House Of Atreus" in European theatres from 1999 to 2001, with the production of the Memmingen Opera House company and Landestheater Production. In 2019, '' Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the 12th best power metal album of all time.

Track listing

All songs by David DeFeis except tracks 3, 8, 10, 23 by DeFeis / Edward Pursino.

CD 1

CD 2

Personnel

Band members

* David DeFeis - all vocals, keyboards, orchestration, effects, producer *Edward Pursino - acoustic and electric guitars, bass *Frank Gilchriest - drums

Production

* Steve Young - engineer, mastering *Ed Warrin - engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:House of Atreus Act II, The 2000 albums Virgin Steele albums Rock operas Noise Records albums Works based on The Libation Bearers Works based on The Eumenides